INTRA SITE INTERFERENCE MITIGATION
In some example embodiments there is provided a method. The method may include receiving an allocation of an antenna sector and a frequency band, wherein the allocation is selected from a plurality of sectors, wherein adjacent sectors in the plurality of sectors operate at different frequencies and intersect at a midpoint to enable a reduction in interference among the adjacent sectors; and receiving and/or transmitting, in response to the received allocation, on the allocated antenna sector and frequency band. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described.
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49 . A method comprising:
receiving an allocation of an antenna sector and a frequency band, wherein the allocation is selected from a plurality of sectors, wherein adjacent sectors in the plurality of sectors operate at different frequencies and intersect at a midpoint to enable a reduction in interference among the adjacent sectors; and
receiving and/or transmitting, in response to the received allocation, on the allocated antenna sector and frequency band.
50 . The method of claim 49 , wherein the adjacent sectors include the allocated antenna sector and the allocated frequency band and another antenna sector and another frequency band, wherein the allocated frequency band and the other frequency band operate at different cellular frequencies, and wherein the allocated antenna sector and the other antenna sector intersect at the midpoint comprising 30 degrees.
51 . The method of claim 50 , wherein the allocated antenna sector and the other antenna sector are spaced by 60 degrees.
52 . The method of claim 50 , wherein a base station includes an antenna array having a sector pattern including the allocated antenna sector and the other antenna sector spaced by 60 degrees from the allocated antenna sector.
53 . The method of claim 52 , wherein the sector pattern includes six sectors spaced at 60 degrees between each sector, wherein any of the adjacent sectors operate at different frequencies.
54 . The method of claim 49 , wherein the plurality of sectors form a sector pattern including 12 sectors spaced by 30 degrees.
55 . The method of claim 49 , wherein the receiving and/or transmitting is performed in a carrier aggregation in which first and second carriers from the adjacent sectors are used for the carrier aggregation.
56 . An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
receive an allocation of an antenna sector and a frequency band, wherein the allocation is selected from a plurality of sectors, wherein adjacent sectors in the plurality of sectors operate at different frequencies and intersect at a midpoint to enable a reduction in interference among the adjacent sectors; and
receive and/or transmit, in response to the received allocation, on the allocated antenna sector and frequency band.
57 . The apparatus of claim 56 , wherein the adjacent sectors include the allocated antenna sector and the allocated frequency band and another antenna sector and another frequency band, wherein the allocated frequency band and the other frequency band operate at different cellular frequencies, and wherein the allocated antenna sector and the other antenna sector intersect at the midpoint comprising 30 degrees.
58 . The apparatus of claim 57 , wherein the allocated antenna sector and the other antenna sector are spaced by 60 degrees.
59 . The apparatus of claim 57 , wherein a base station includes an antenna array having a sector pattern including the allocated antenna sector and the other antenna sector spaced by 60 degrees from the allocated antenna sector.
60 . The apparatus of claim 59 , wherein the sector pattern includes six sectors spaced at 60 degrees between each sector, wherein any of the adjacent sectors operate at different frequencies.
61 . The apparatus of claim 59 , wherein the sector pattern is fixed at a given base station.
62 . The apparatus of claim 56 the apparatus is further caused to send at least one channel quality indicator to a network to enable resource allocation, wherein the at least one channel quality indicator includes a measurement of a channel on the antenna sector and the frequency band.
63 . The apparatus of claim 56 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to send a location of the apparatus to a network to enable a response including a resource allocation.
64 . The apparatus of claim 56 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to at least determine a base station location to enable formation of a beam in a direction covering the base station.
65 . The apparatus of claim 56 , wherein the apparatus comprises at least one of a user equipment or a customer premises equipment, wherein the customer premises equipment includes a first interface for interfacing with a cellular network and a second interface for interfacing with at least one other apparatus within a customer premises.
66 . The apparatus of claim 56 , wherein the plurality of sectors form a sector pattern including 12 sectors spaced by 30 degrees.
67 . The apparatus of claim 56 , wherein the apparatus is further caused to receive and/or transmit in a carrier aggregation in which first and second carriers from the adjacent sectors are used for the carrier aggregation.
68 . An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following:
receive, at the apparatus, information comprising at least one of a channel quality indicator measured by a user equipment or a location of the user equipment; and
send, by the apparatus, an allocation to the user equipment, wherein the allocation includes an antenna sector and a frequency band, wherein the allocation is based on the received information, wherein the allocation is selected from a plurality of sectors, wherein adjacent sectors in the plurality of sectors operate at different frequencies and intersect at a midpoint to enable a reduction in interference among the adjacent sectors.